A microbe that is transmitted between male and female mosquitoes but can also block reproduction could be key to controlling malaria by targeting its release into mosquito populations, a study says.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2021
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Scientists have discovered a malaria transmission-blocking microbe, making an important stride in the fight against the disease.
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2020
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Balance is key to many physiological functions and it is especially true in the production and regulation of proteins. A balance of proteins in cells helps maintain health, but an unhealthy clumping can lead to a variety ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 6, 2017
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Microsporidia cause diarrhea, an illness called microsporidiosis and even death in immune-compromised individuals.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2016
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Extreme adaptations of species often cause such significant changes that their evolutionary history is difficult to reconstruct. Zoologists at the University of Basel in Switzerland have now discovered a new parasite species ...
Biotechnology
Oct 14, 2014
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For the first time, scientists have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then went on to treat the infection with complete ...
Ecology
Apr 14, 2009
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